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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 10
Danny Boyle's 'Ink' Lands Dec. 11 Theaters and Jan. 8 Netflix Release After Venice Bow
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 10

Danny Boyle's 'Ink' Lands Dec. 11 Theaters and Jan. 8 Netflix Release After Venice Bow

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 10

Summary

  • Dec. 11, 2026 is the theatrical release date for Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch drama "Ink," with Netflix set to stream it in the U.S. and Latin America on Jan. 8, 2027.
  • Sept. 2 is its next key stop: the film will open the 83rd Venice Film Festival and compete for the Golden Lion before heading into the holiday awards corridor.
  • Set in 1969, "Ink" follows Murdoch's purchase of The Sun and his partnership with editor Larry Lamb to build a tabloid model centered on celebrity, sport and punchy headlines.
  • Guy Pearce plays Murdoch, Jack O'Connell plays Lamb and Claire Foy co-stars in the adaptation of James Graham's 2017 Tony-winning play, with Graham also writing the screenplay.
  • "Ink" has also been announced for the 2026 Toronto Film Festival, extending the launch for a film Boyle says traces the roots of modern tabloid and clickbait culture.

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